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Oriri by Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra
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Album Title: Voices: A Musical Heritage
Label: Self Produced
Released: 2022
Duration: 1:03:51
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About the Album
Voices – A Musical Heritage is the Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra’s sixth release since their inception in 1997. This album is a collection of commissions from eight jazz composers meant to reflect some of Manitoba’s musical heritage: First Nations, Metis, Ukrainian, Jewish, Chilean, Brazilian, Nigerian and Icelandic. Beginning with The Parallel Steppes, John Stetch’s creative three movement suite reimagines Ukrainian folk songs using chorale textures, fugue-like sections and exciting up-tempo swing. Throughout the album, the WJO weaves its way through the imaginations of each composer: an homage to Victor Jara in Rodrigo Muñoz’s Homenaje; an exploration of the ancient pentatonic scale in Jeff Presslaff’s The Living Mind; a celebration of community with Henry Onwuchekwa’s Oriri; sweeping, icy landscapes and folk music in Richard Gillis’s Shadows; Marco Castillo’s plea for protecting our Earth in Choro para Amazônia; the magical northern skies in Andrew Belfour’s Ishpiming; and the driving, relentless pursuit of Michelle Gregoire’s The Bison Hunt.
Tracks
The Parallel Steppes; Keeyn; Ochka; Yaseni; Homenaje; The Living mind; Oriri; Shadows; Choro para Amazonia; Ishpiming; The Bison Hunt.
Personnel
Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra
band / ensemble / orchestraNeil Watson
saxophoneSean Irvine
saxophoneConnor Derraugh
saxophonePaul Balcain
saxophone
Niall Cade
saxophoneMonica Jones
saxophoneLauren Teterenko
saxophoneKyle Wedlake
saxophoneShane Hicks
trumpet
Andrew Littleford
trumpetMatthew Walden
trumpetRichard Gillis
trumpetJoel Green
tromboneFrancois Godere
tromboneJeffrey Acosta
trombone
Jeff Presslaff
tromboneIsabelle Lavoie
trombone, bass
Will Bonness
pianoLarry Roy
guitarAdditional Personnel
Gilles Fournier: Bass; Karl Kohut: Bass; Fabio Ragnelli: Drums; Victoria Sparks: Percussion; Marco Castillo: Guitar; Henry Onwuchekwa: Bass, percussion, guitar; Rodrigo Munoz: Congas, Cajon.
Reviews
- Voices: A Musical Heritage by Jack Bowers
Date featured
January 1, 2023
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